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Megadeth

Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson formed the band in 1983 shortly after Mustaine's dismissal from Metallica. Along with Metallica, Anthrax, and Slayer, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal, responsible for its development and popularization. Their music features complex arrangements and fast rhythm sections, and lyrical themes of death, war, politics, and religion ^[1]

Megadeth
Megadeth playing live in London in 2018. From left to right: David Ellefson, Dirk Verbeuren, Dave Mustaine, and Kiko Loureiro.
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Heavy metal thrash metal speed metal
Years active	1983–2002 2004–present
Labels	Combat Capitol Sanctuary Roadrunner Tradecraft Echo
Members	Dave Mustaine David Ellefson Kiko Loureiro Dirk Verbeuren
Past members	List of Megadeth band members
Website	www.megadeth.com

Line Up History

1983-1987

Dave Mustaine

Lead Vocals, Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars

Chris Poland

Lead and Rhythm Guitars

David Ellefson

Bass Guitar and Back Up Vocals

Gar Samuelson

Drums

1987-1989

Dave Mustaine

Lead Vocals, Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars

Jeff Young

Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitar

David Ellefson

Bass Guitar

Chuck Behler

Drums and Percussion

1989-1998

Dave Mustaine

Lead Vocals, Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars

Marty Friedman

Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars

David Ellefson

Bass Guitar

Nick Menza

Drums

1998-2000

Dave Mustaine

Lead Vocals, Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars

Marty Friedman

Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars

David Ellefson

Bass Guitar

Jimmy DeGrasso

Drums

2004-2006

Dave Mustaine

Lead Vocals, Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars

Glen Drover

Lead, and Rhythm Guitars

James MacDonough

Bass Guitar

Shawn Drover

Drums

2010-2014

Dave Mustaine

Lead Vocals, Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars

Chris Broderick

Lead, and Rhythm Guitars

David Ellefson

Bass Guitar

Shawn Drover

Drums

2015-2016

Dave Mustaine

Lead Vocals, Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars

Kiko Loureiro

Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars

David Ellefson

Bass Guitar

Chris Adler

Drums

2016-PRESENT

Dave Mustaine

Lead Vocals, Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars

Kiko Loureiro

Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars

David Ellefson

Bass Guitar

Dirk Verbeuren

Drums ^[2]

Discography

• Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! (1985)
• Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? (1986)
• So Far, So Good... So What! (1988)
• Rust in Peace (1990)
• Countdown to Extinction (1992)
• Youthanasia (1994)
• Cryptic Writings (1997)
• Risk (1999)
• The World Needs a Hero (2001)
• The System Has Failed (2004)
• United Abominations (2007)
• Endgame (2009)
• Thirteen (2011)
• Super Collider (2013)
• Dystopia (2016) ^[3]

References